So I picked these out of my vegetable garden the other day in a 40 cubic ft area. Same issue last year. I have applied milky spores a few times, starting last year. Applied again during summer months and anytime adding soil. I thought it worked, but maybe I just picked out all the grubs last year, and didn’t put enough for this years spawn. I added some beneficial nematodes last week. Any other options of controlling this? Any suggestions going forward to deter June Beatles from the garden?
by SnarfRepublicCA
9 Comments
get a chicken
Get some chickens!. Lol. Jk i have some and i have the same problem so they hang around me while digging or working on landscape in my yard. I have mole problems because the grubs this year are ridiculous. GrubX is all i know what works but not good for pets. Its not safe.
It’s gonna take all the things on repeat – till/manual removal, beneficial nematodes and milky spore. My dogs kill chickens otherwise I’d have those too. I just give my collected grubs to my dad’s chickens and watch them go nuts. Will trade grubs for eggs!
Nematodes need some time to do their magic. Test on a few crops and leave some as is. After two weeks sample a kg of soil from the sprayed area and a kg from the regular one. You will notice a real difference regarding grubs density.
Is it a raised bed? Might have to stretch a sheet over it, one of those mesh things and just poke holes for the plants. Big pain in the ass tho
Get chickens..?
Fry em up
Just wait for the skunks to show up – they dig in containers too though.
Get an armadillo